Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils
The role of soil organic carbon in global carbon cycles is receiving increasing attention both as a potentially large and uncertain source of CO2 emissions in response to predicted global temperature rises, and as a natural sink for carbon able to reduce atmospheric CO2. There is general agreement t...
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| author | Zomer, Robert J. Bossio, Deborah A. Sommer, Rolf Verchot, Louis V. |
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| description | The role of soil organic carbon in global carbon cycles is receiving increasing attention both as a potentially large and uncertain source of CO2 emissions in response to predicted global temperature rises, and as a natural sink for carbon able to reduce atmospheric CO2. There is general agreement that the technical potential for sequestration of carbon in soil is significant, and some consensus on the magnitude of that potential. Croplands worldwide could sequester between 0.90 and 1.85 Pg C/yr, i.e. 26–53% of the target of the “4p1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate”. The importance of intensively cultivated regions such as North America, Europe, India and intensively cultivated areas in Africa, such as Ethiopia, is highlighted. Soil carbon sequestration and the conservation of existing soil carbon stocks, given its multiple benefits including improved food production, is an important mitigation pathway to achieve the less than 2 °C global target of the Paris Climate Agreement. |
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| spelling | CGSpace894052025-04-17T08:26:05Z Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils Zomer, Robert J. Bossio, Deborah A. Sommer, Rolf Verchot, Louis V. agroecology agroecología climate change mitigation mitigación del cambio climático ecological modelling servicios de los ecosistemas The role of soil organic carbon in global carbon cycles is receiving increasing attention both as a potentially large and uncertain source of CO2 emissions in response to predicted global temperature rises, and as a natural sink for carbon able to reduce atmospheric CO2. There is general agreement that the technical potential for sequestration of carbon in soil is significant, and some consensus on the magnitude of that potential. Croplands worldwide could sequester between 0.90 and 1.85 Pg C/yr, i.e. 26–53% of the target of the “4p1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate”. The importance of intensively cultivated regions such as North America, Europe, India and intensively cultivated areas in Africa, such as Ethiopia, is highlighted. Soil carbon sequestration and the conservation of existing soil carbon stocks, given its multiple benefits including improved food production, is an important mitigation pathway to achieve the less than 2 °C global target of the Paris Climate Agreement. 2017 2017-11-14T15:05:18Z 2017-11-14T15:05:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89405 en Open Access Springer Zomer, Robert J.; Bossio, Deborah A.; Sommer, Rolf; Verchot, Louis V.. 2017. Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils. Scientific Reports . 7: 15554. |
| spellingShingle | agroecology agroecología climate change mitigation mitigación del cambio climático ecological modelling servicios de los ecosistemas Zomer, Robert J. Bossio, Deborah A. Sommer, Rolf Verchot, Louis V. Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title | Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title_full | Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title_fullStr | Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title_short | Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils |
| title_sort | global sequestration potential of increased organic carbon in cropland soils |
| topic | agroecology agroecología climate change mitigation mitigación del cambio climático ecological modelling servicios de los ecosistemas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89405 |
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